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Akiko Kitamura (北村 明子, Kitamura Akiko, born November 23, 1988)[1] is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit and qualified for three ISU Junior Grand Prix Finals. She represented Japan at the 2005 World Junior Championships and the 2006 Four Continents Championships.

Akiko Kitamura
Japanese name
Kanji	北村明子
Kana	きたむら あきこ
Transcriptions Romanization Kitamura Akiko

Akiko Kitamura
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1988-11-23) November 23, 1988 (age 33) Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.51 m (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Former coach	Mie Hamada
Former choreographer	Tom Dickson
Skating club	Daigo Kyoto City Club
Began skating	1995
Retired	2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	132.86 2005 JGP Canada
Short program	47.14 2005 JGP Canada
Free skate	89.16 2004 JGP Romania

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2005–2006 [2]	Music by Shakira	Poeta by Vicente Amigo
2004–2005 [3]	Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Poeta by Vicente Amigo
2003–2004 [4]	Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Quidam (from Cirque du Soleil) by Benoît Jutras

Competitive highlights

International[1]
Event	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09
Four Continents								9th
Junior Worlds							14th
JGP Final						8th	6th	8th
JGP Canada								1st
JGP Czech Republic						3rd
JGP Hungary							4th
JGP Norway									9th
JGP Poland						2nd		2nd
JGP Romania							1st
National[1][5]
Japan Champ.							5th	10th			27th
Japan Jr. Champ.					7th	14th	4th	3rd	18th
Japan Nv. Champ.	17th B	5th B	4th A	5th A
WD = Withdrew

References

External links

• Akiko Kitamura at the International Skating Union

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